Polina Govorkova

Always learning

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Experience

  • Software Developer at Google
    Aug 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    Crashlytics

  • Reseatch Assistant at University of Toronto
    Jun 2021 - Aug 2021 · 3 mos

  • Software Developer Intern at Google
    May 2020 - Aug 2020 · 4 mos

    Worked on an open-sourced code to enhance Firebase Machine Learning integration with Flutter • Built Firebase ML Custom plugin that allows users to deploy their custom models with Firebase by extending Firebase native APIs (Java on Android and Objective-C on iOS) to Dart in Flutter • Added missing cloud capabilities to Firebase ML Vision plugin to make text recognition in images with dense, structured text and known languages more effective

  • BlueCat (Greater Toronto Area, Canada)
    • Scrum Master (complementary to the engineering role)
      Mar 2019 - Aug 2019 · 6 mos

    • Software Engineer Co-op
      Sep 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr

      Worked full stack on BlueCat DNS Edge product that leverages DNS infrastructure to provide additional visibility and control contributing to a polyglot codebase (Java, Python, YAML, Groovy) • Extended and optimized microservice architecture of the product working with AWS and Docker • Helped to build cloud-based framework resulting in >50% operational cost reduction • Completed end-to-end features and contributed to product integration with Cisco Umbrella • Adhered to test driven development, where testing was carried out via PACT, application and component tests, as well as Cucumber automated acceptance tests

  • IT Analyst Intern at Enerva Climate and Energy Consultants Inc
    Jun 2018 - Aug 2018 · 3 mos

    • Led database development for the company’s new ERP system, working with multiple teams • Aggregated and classified Excel data using Macros, saving up to 3 days of work monthly • Developed the company’s website and created Word and PowerPoint templates to increase the legitimacy of the company’s image to external stakeholders • Conducted research and kept track of public opinion, existing and future policies in the environment industry